Dharmaseed.org talk: The Problem With Greed
http://dharmaseed.org/feeds/talk/315/14437/Our relationship with sense pleasure is complicated. Moving towards what is pleasant is instinctual,and we need to be able to experience what is pleasant without clinging, fear or attachment in order to be whole. Yet pleasant vedana (sensation) is not a reliable goal or guide on the spiritual path. Pleasure - like all conditioned things - has its limitations and does not work well as the orienting principle in our practice and lives. Like the Buddha, we need to be able to swim upstream, and not be limited by our conditioning towards ease.
en-usLicensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivative Works 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0http://media.dharmaseed.org/images/rss-pic-DS-2.jpghttp://dharmaseed.org/feeds/talk/315/14437/Dharmaseed.org talk: The Problem With Greed
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:30:35 +0000noOur relationship with sense pleasure is complicated. Moving towards what is pleasant is instinctual,and we need to be able to experience what is pleasant without clinging, fear or attachment in order to be whole. Yet pleasant vedana (sensation) is not a reliable goal or guide on the spiritual path. Pleasure - like all conditioned things - has its limitations and does not work well as the orienting principle in our practice and lives. Like the Buddha, we need to be able to swim upstream, and not be limited by our conditioning towards ease.
dharmaseed.orgdharma, dhamma, seed, insight, meditation, vipassana, metta, retreat, buddhism, buddhistDharma Seedcontact@dharmaseed.org2011-11-23 Winnie Nazarko: The Problem With Greed
http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/315/talk/14437/20111123-Winnie_Nazarko-IMSRC-the_problem_with_greed.mp32011-11-23 Winnie Nazarko: The Problem With Greed
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:30:35 +000014437LnoWinnie Nazarko2011-11-23 Winnie Nazarko: The Problem With Greed
2011-11-23 Winnie Nazarko: The Problem With Greed
50:19